Two Lapu-Lapu City Hall Employees Fired Over Frauds

Two casual employees of the Barangay Mayor's Office (BMO) at the Lapu-Lapu City Hall were terminated for their alleged involvement in the fraudulent release of a P1,000 birthday cash gift intended for a deceased senior citizen in Brgy. Gun-ob. The incident raised concerns about the distribution process of the cash gift, which was supposed to be given to senior citizens who celebrated their birthdays in June. The termination of the two employees was a direct result of a complaint filed by Jan Ray Tumulak, whose late father was allegedly defrauded by the employees.

Key Takeaways:

Two casual employees of the BMO were terminated for their alleged involvement in the fraudulent release of a P1,000 birthday cash gift intended for a deceased senior citizen in Brgy. Gun-ob.
The incident was sparked by a complaint filed by Jan Ray Tumulak, whose late father was allegedly defrauded by the employees.
Tumulak's father, Antonio, celebrated his 63rd birthday on June 13, but passed away on July 2. The allocation for his birthday cash gift was claimed by an individual who only affixed his thumbmark.
BMO Head Nestor Parame initiated an investigation into the matter and found evidence of wrongdoing.
The two terminated employees were ordered to be terminated by City Administrator Danilo Almendras on August 8.
Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Cindi King-Chan is studying ways to release the birthday cash gift earlier to its beneficiaries.

Statistics:

P1,000: the amount of the birthday cash gift allegedly fraudulently released by the two employees.
63: the age of Antonio Tumulak when he celebrated his birthday on June 13.
July 18: the date Jan Ray Tumulak wrote a letter to the mayor's office raising his concern about his father's birthday cash gift.
July 10-15: the period during which the distribution of birthday cash gifts was made.
Friday, August 8: the day the termination order took effect for the two employees.

Sources:

[Cebu City Government]